Michigan Prison Art Program Helps Inmates Find Voice — and Hope At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one ...
A drawing by late South African leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- will be put up for auction in early May in New York. Bonhams, ...
"You will see a lot of confusion and pain in it. That's my life you're looking at. I am a lifer." These are the words of notorious inmate Charles Bronson as an extensive collection of his artwork is ...
“Apokaluptein: 16389067” is what artist Jesse Krimes dubbed his prison contraband — a project so off-limits, he had to create it behind bars in secret and smuggle it out. The work happened piecemeal ...
At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one man’s attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The ...